Leadership

Important information

Typology

Vocational qualification

Methodology

Distance learning

Start

Flexible

Vocational qualification

Distance learning

Start:Flexible

Description

Develop and expand your leadership skills! Leadership skills are needed in all facets of our society: business, politics, religion, youth services, and leisure industries, to mention only some. This new course is relevant to all of those areas, developing your understanding of, and capacity to apply leadership skills.None

Leadership Characteristics/Qualities Good Leader Characteristics Leadership Potential Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Cognitive Barriers to Leadership Nature vs Nurture: Leader Qualities Self Assessment Interpersonal Relationships Interpersonal Skills Empathy Influencing Others Perception Self Knowledge The Thought, Feeling, Action Cycle Developing Self Awareness Self Disclosure Assertiveness Communication Skills The Communication Process Body Language Basic Principles of Communication Factors Affecting Effective Communication Awareness Intent Listening Providing Feedback Paraphrasing Reflective Responses Summarizing Preventing Ineffective Listening Open Questions Communication Barriers Team Building Benefits of Teams Elements of a Team Establishing a Team Types of Team Members (Collaborators, Communicators, Challengers, Contributors Team Leadership Team Leader Responsibilities Decision Making in Teams Systematic and Lateral Thinking Metacognition Perception Formation Bases for Perception Information and Perception Formation Gestalt Theory & Patterns of Perception Schemas Perception Formation Implications for a Leader Lateral Thinking Win-Win Negotiation Systematic Thinking Legal Liability Applications Explain the significance of leadership for a specific project or event. Identify the role and tasks of leadership, in the same project. Integrate factual information with theoretical information to derive a sensible solution to a leadership problem in a sensible timeframe in the same project. Plan the development and building of the team to achieve these aims in the same project. Plan actions for sustaining and motivating the team to achieve the aims. Provide information on the plan of action to organize the event.

Learning Goals: Leadership BBS110

Describe the nature and scope of Leadership. Determine the qualities which are required in a leader, in different leadership situations, including the workplace, recreation industries and developmental applications. Manage interpersonal relationships in support of effective leadership. Communicate leadership messages effectively to those you lead. Explain methods that may be used for effective team building by a leader. Select appropriate thought processes to follow in order to deal with different leadership problems. Lead teams through innovative and creative processes